Partner Benefits

The benefits of the 1818 Advanced College Credit Program extend beyond the classroom.
Faculty and staff involved in the program have the opportunity for professional development
through trainings, mentorship and more.

Advisory Board

As a commitment to our belief that the 1818 Program is a partnership, the 1818 Program
has established a semi-autonomous advisory board that advises, reviews policy, makes
recommendation and provides direction for the program.

In 2017, the 1818 Advisory Board formally revised and ratified new guidelines and
by-laws regarding board composition and governance. The revisions encourage greater
collaboration and participation from the various stakeholders in the program and provides
a forum for individuals to help advise program direction.

Awards

There are a variety of awards available to instructors, coordinators and administrators
involved with the 1818 Advanced College Credit Program. We offer incentive awards
to acknowledge the growth of your dual-credit program with Saint Louis University,
service awards honoring longstanding participation, and annual awards to spotlight
an instructor’s, coordinator’s or school’s outstanding performance and commitment
to excellence in teaching dual credit.

Nationally Accredited, Quality Courses

As one the first programs of its kind in the nation, a founding member of the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Programs (NACEP), and only one a handful of nationally accredited programs since 2014, the 1818 Advanced
College Credit Program provides to partners and families a highly rigorous and quality
college credit program.

New Partner Orientation

Each summer, new instructors and coordinators to the 1818 Advanced College Credit
Program are required to attend an orientation day. The day allows new staff to get
acquainted with the program policies and procedures as well as meet program staff.
Stipends, meals, parking and supplies are all provided at no cost to 1818 Advanced
College Credit members.

Professional Development Days

The 1818 Advanced College Credit Program offers a variety of professional development
days throughout the year for high school administrators, instructors and coordinators.
Content varies is tailored to specific audiences. Events might include college preparedness
days for administrators, introduction to college advising for counselors and so on.
Meals, parking and supplies are all provided at no cost to 1818 Advanced College Credit
Program members. Sub-reimbursement for instructor development days is also available.
Instructors are required to attend one discipline specific day related to their 1818
appointment to remain in good standing.

Internal tuition scholarships are available for local program partners, particularly
current and prospective 1818 Advanced College Credit Program adjunct instructors,
coordinators and high school administrators. Scholarships will cover up to nine graduate
credit hours per academic year per individual.

External scholarships may be available under special circumstances to partners are
unable to take courses through Saint Louis University. This includes 1818 Advanced
College Credit Program adjunct instructors who are provisionally approved or who are
working to meet requirements to apply for the program.

Special circumstances most often include the geographical distance of a partner high
school from the SLU campus or that SLU does not offer a graduate program in the discipline
they are looking to teach.

External scholarships can only cover tuition costs at another institution up to the
cost of nine graduate credit hours at SLU per academic year.

Upon completion of your coursework, submit copies of your transcript to the 1818 Advanced
College Credit Program office.

The Dual Credit Pipeline Scholarship is a partnership between Saint Louis University
and Indiana University that allows active 1818 adjunct instructors to take online
graduate courses to fulfill the Higher Learning Commission's 18 graduate hour requirement
for individuals teaching dual credit with a master's degree in a discipline different
than the one they teach.

Starting in Fall 2018, individuals can request scholarships that will cover up to
nine graduate credit hours per academic year per individual at Indiana University.

Fall Registration deadline is August 13, 2018 and seating is limited based on availability.

Submit official transcripts upon completion of the course to the 1818 program office.

SLU Faculty Partners

Each 1818 adjunct has access to an appointed SLU faculty member as a resource. These
liaisons can offer guidance, answer questions, provide colleague support and give
feedback for teaching SLU courses.

Liaisons are required to make annual visits to the high school classroom and share
their observation reports with the instructor. Documentation of these meetings is
required for accreditation purposes. Faculty liaisons can find important documents
and forms in the liaison digital drive.

Summer Symposium

The required annual summer symposium for instructors and coordinators in the 1818
Advanced College Credit Program takes place the summer before the start of the upcoming
academic year. The event brings together all high school instructors and coordinators
for a topical education keynote, updates on the 1818 Advanced College Credit Program
and protocols, and substantial time for departmental meeting with colleagues from
the program and SLU faculty. Meals, parking, and supplies are all provided at no cost
to 1818 Advanced College Credit Program members.